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"'A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast.' Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike." http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainring.html Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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Carl Fogel wrote:
http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainr...glightSPth.jpg "'A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast.' Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike." The idea of having to true my chainrings periodically is more than I can bear. I think I'll stick with "mags" and "discs". Chalo |
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On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:37:43 -0000, Chalo
wrote: Carl Fogel wrote: http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainr...glightSPth.jpg "'A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast.' Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike." The idea of having to true my chainrings periodically is more than I can bear. I think I'll stick with "mags" and "discs". Chalo Dear Chalo, Are you sure? I often read on RBT that once a wheel has been properly built, the spokes never need to be touched again until the rims wear out, a stick or the chain damages the spokes, or an airline employee attacks it in transit. A novel spider would be a way for you to stand out in the crowd in Texas, instead of modestly blending in like a dwarf sasquatch refugee on dull bikes like this: http://home.comcast.net/~carlfogel/d.../tallride4.jpg Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:50:33 GMT, Ryan Cousineau
wrote: In article , wrote: http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainr...glightSPth.jpg "'A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast.' Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike." http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainring.html Cheers, Carl Fogel Genius! Now, how many other bike parts would be amenable to replacement with spokes? Downtube, for one, Dear Ryan, Well, in-tension down-tubes (and chainstays) were a bit thicker than spokes . . . http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...2139683&size=o But they were a common design in early frames. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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A chance for Jobst Brandt to write another book.
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On Sep 15, 12:47 am, wrote:
On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:37:43 -0000, Chalo wrote: Carl Fogel wrote: http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainr...glightSPth.jpg "'A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast.' Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike." The idea of having to true my chainrings periodically is more than I can bear. I think I'll stick with "mags" and "discs". Chalo Dear Chalo, Are you sure? I often read on RBT that once a wheel has been properly built, the spokes never need to be touched again until the rims wear out, a stick or the chain damages the spokes, or an airline employee attacks it in transit. Assuming a perfect vacuum and pavement asperities not exceeding (1.47 x 10^-3) x (diameter of wheel) RMS. Hmmm... since I ride in conditions like that, my wheels must be coming out of true from time to time for some other reason. Maybe my cats are trying their paws at cycle maintenance? A novel spider would be a way for you to stand out in the crowd in Texas, instead of modestly blending in like a dwarf sasquatch refugee on dull bikes like this: http://home.comcast.net/~carlfogel/d.../tallride4.jpg If I used my preferred 48 spoke cross-five pattern, I might be the toast of the local lowrider bicycle contingent. I wonder how well a 72 spoke radially laced version would hold up? Perhaps comparably to the sassy, classy twisted sprocket: http://www.lowrider-depot.com/36830.jpg |
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In article ,
wrote: On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:50:33 GMT, Ryan Cousineau wrote: In article , wrote: http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainr...glightSPth.jpg "'A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast.' Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike." http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainring.html Now, how many other bike parts would be amenable to replacement with spokes? Downtube, for one, Dear Ryan, Well, in-tension down-tubes (and chainstays) were a bit thicker than spokes . . . http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...2139683&size=o But they were a common design in early frames. http://www.slingshotbikes.com/technology/slingpower Pay no attention to the "dead spot elimination" claims. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos |
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On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:26:09 -0000, Chalo
wrote: On Sep 15, 12:47 am, wrote: On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:37:43 -0000, Chalo wrote: Carl Fogel wrote: http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainr...glightSPth.jpg "'A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast.' Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike." The idea of having to true my chainrings periodically is more than I can bear. I think I'll stick with "mags" and "discs". Chalo Dear Chalo, Are you sure? I often read on RBT that once a wheel has been properly built, the spokes never need to be touched again until the rims wear out, a stick or the chain damages the spokes, or an airline employee attacks it in transit. Assuming a perfect vacuum and pavement asperities not exceeding (1.47 x 10^-3) x (diameter of wheel) RMS. Hmmm... since I ride in conditions like that, my wheels must be coming out of true from time to time for some other reason. Maybe my cats are trying their paws at cycle maintenance? A novel spider would be a way for you to stand out in the crowd in Texas, instead of modestly blending in like a dwarf sasquatch refugee on dull bikes like this: http://home.comcast.net/~carlfogel/d.../tallride4.jpg If I used my preferred 48 spoke cross-five pattern, I might be the toast of the local lowrider bicycle contingent. I wonder how well a 72 spoke radially laced version would hold up? Perhaps comparably to the sassy, classy twisted sprocket: http://www.lowrider-depot.com/36830.jpg Dear Chalo, The cats might take a while to accept it, but . . . http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainr...headplate2.jpg Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:27:57 GMT, Ryan Cousineau
wrote: In article , wrote: On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:50:33 GMT, Ryan Cousineau wrote: In article , wrote: http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainr...glightSPth.jpg "'A hand-made gadget by a certain Japanese enthusiast.' Stronglight 49 crankarms with spoked-wheel spider armature, made of thin spokes (1.2mm diameter), with 51- and 45-tooth Simplex chainrings, on a custom Toei bike." http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainring.html Now, how many other bike parts would be amenable to replacement with spokes? Downtube, for one, Dear Ryan, Well, in-tension down-tubes (and chainstays) were a bit thicker than spokes . . . http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne...2139683&size=o But they were a common design in early frames. http://www.slingshotbikes.com/technology/slingpower Pay no attention to the "dead spot elimination" claims. Dear Ryan, Turning just the downtube into a spring doesn't eliminate the dead spot--they need to replace the chainstays, too! And maybe add a little tension to the back of the seat: http://www.dursley-pedersen.net/index.html Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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